Time for the first wrap-up of the year already!
January goal:
I’m setting a goal of 5 for January.
What I read:
- Zen and the Art of Happiness—Chris Prentiss
- Kindle
- 5* (Jan 1)
- Review
- You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want—Sarah Knight
- Audiobook (4h 18m)
- 3.5* (Jan 5)
- Review
- The Masterpiece—Fiona Davis
- Kindle
- 3.5* (Jan 8)
- Review
- The Maid—Nita Prose
- Kindle
- 4* (Jan 17)
- Review
- The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women—Kate Moore
- Audiobook (10h 13m)
- 1.5* (Jan 20)
- Review
- Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today—Valerie Bertinelli
- Audiobook (4h 25m)
- 3.5* (Jan 26)
- Review
Note: I quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and his space wars with other rich dudes. I’ve linked to Goodreads, but if you’re looking to support independent bookstores, my favorite local shop is Old Town Books (they ship!), and you can support my favorite podcast and a local shop of your choosing through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org. And you can never go wrong with your local library!
2023 Progress
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 2 books
- 3 stars: 2 books
- 2 stars: 1 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1779, 18h 56m
Reading Goals:
1. Read 45 books – I finished 6 books toward my Goodreads Challenge. I’m at 13% and 3 books ahead of schedule.
- Audiobooks: 3
- Kindle: 3
- Physical books: 0
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1: 64 physical / 23 Kindle
- Feb 1: 64/23
3. Read 6 short story collections/anthologies:
- Jan: 0 (I forgot I set this goal)
4. Read 23 minutes per day – I’m on Day 504 of my reading streak.
January was fine. I’ve developed a habit of listening to whatever’s available from the library when I need a new audiobook, and it’s not the most discerning way to choose, so I want to be more mindful of that in the future. I also want to get started on an anthology or short story collection.
I’m very close to finishing an audiobook and about halfway into a novel, but February’s a short month. I’m going to commit to 4 books, but that should be easy to exceed.
